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Calcite over Calcite (V-Twinned Crystals) from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

 
Calcite over Calcite (V-Twinned Crystals) from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Calcite (V-Twinned Crystals) from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

Calcite over Calcite (V-Twinned Crystals) from Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico

DESCRIPTION:No. 65354
Mineral:Calcite over Calcite (V-Twinned Crystals)
Locality:Santa Eulalia District, Aquiles Serdán, Chihuahua, Mexico
Description:Two generations of calcite: the first generation translucent chocolate-brown scalenohedral calcite crystals that V-twinned crystals, overgrown with a send generation of epitaxial lustrous translucent red-yellow rhombohedral calcite crystals. Rare. Ex. Irving Horowitz collection #730
Overall Size:8x6.5x4 cm
Crystals:30-45 mm
Archived: For reference only

 

 

 

 

 

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